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Authors: AJ Harmon
First Class Voyage (First Class Novels – A Contemporary Romance Series)
BOOK: First Class Voyage (First Class Novels – A Contemporary Romance Series)
AJ Harmon
http://www.firstclassnovels.com
Second Kindle
Edition, March 2013
ABCs Legacy, LLC
This book may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without
written permission from the author.
First Class Voyage is the 4
book in the First
Class Novels adult contemporary romance series by AJ Harmon. When best friends
Janie and Katy fell in love with the rich and sexy Lathem brothers Matt &
Mark they didn't realize the new family dynamics they would be sucked into.
Family time takes on a whole new meaning when Maureen, the
matriarch of the Lathem clan, decides she wants to celebrate her wedding
anniversary by taking the entire family on a Caribbean cruise. She drags her
husband, seven adult sons, their significant others, five grandchildren and a
mother-in-law onto a floating city in the Caribbean Sea with 3000 other
passengers… where insecurities and tension between in-laws begin to surface.
Matt and Janie are still enjoying their happily ever after
while Katy struggles to find her place in the large family. Frustrated by
Maureen's constant pressure to transform her 3 year engagement into wedding
bells, Katy boards the ship expecting it to be the worst 14 days of her life.
Mid-voyage, panic sets in when Janie's best friend fails to return from a shore
excursion with Mark. Remember what happened the last time Katy went missing?
In this book you'll be introduced to Matt and Mark's five
younger brothers including Paul, a Navy Seal on leave between tours of duty.
He's not excited about being trapped on a boat surrounded by the circus called
his family. Is Paul ready to trade in the organized discipline of military life
to be a civilian with a wife and family?
First Class Voyage is a light, easy, smile-inducing read
that explores love and family in the 21
century.
More Top Rated Romance Novels by AJ Harmon:
First Class to New York (Book 1)
First Class to Portland (Book 2)
First Class Justice (Book 3)
First Class Voyage (Book 4)
High Praise for this Bestselling Series:
"Really enjoyed this book... nice to read a modern day
romance... Five stars without a doubt!" By Rubystar on Amazon UK
"Definitely going to recommend this book!" By kellygirl3
Amazon/Kindle
"I started reading First Class to New York and I thought
that Janie was a weak woman who needed to really find herself.... I can so
relate to Janie as she is an insecure woman… about her body and doesn't see
herself as others see her....." By psychstudent13 "AGC"
(Wilkinson, IN USA)
"The book is very well written...destined to be a
bestseller... AJ Harmon will be a bestselling author.... I can feel it in this
awesome love story." By Tammy - First Class Novels on Facebook
"Absolutely loved this story! So nice to read a great love
story that wasn't about a 20 year old college kid, but a middle-aged
contemporary women and mother. I felt like she was a real woman." By Jane on
"...the love scenes are hot, bordering on erotica.... one
of the best romance novels on kindle." By Book Junkie
When beginning to write this book, I knew I wanted to
celebrate family, a great big loud loving family! I suppose I made the Lathem
family big because I came from a family of six children and I am fortunate to
have had a very happy childhood.
So this book is dedicated to my family; to my husband, my
children, my parents, my siblings, all of whom bring me immense joy. I love
Peter and Maureen Lathem were married in the spring of 1960.
Their life together certainly hadn't been perfect, but they were happy and
still very much in love. Peter sold life insurance and had made a comfortable
living for his family. They were a solid upper middle class Catholic family,
living in Manhattan as had their parents and grandparents before them. Maureen
had been an elementary school teacher for the first few years of their
marriage, and after years of trying to have a baby they were finally blessed
with Matthew, and then Mark, and then Andrew, and then David, Benjamin, Paul
and finally, Timothy.
They had raised a family of fine young men, all of whom they
were extremely proud. Maureen had always wanted a daughter; she had waited and
waited. Matt's first two marriages had not resulted in the daughter Maureen had
been looking for, nor were they wives she had wanted for her son. But he had
finally managed to capture the woman of his dreams in Janie, who was also the
daughter of Maureen's dreams. Now, in addition to Janie's two sons with her
first husband, Maureen had two beautiful little grandchildren to love and call
her grandma.
And now Mark and Katy were together. Maureen adored her
sons' fiancée and was anxiously waiting for them to finally get married. It had
been three years since they got engaged, and still no wedding date. They had
made it clear that they would get married when they were ready. Katy had
battled some tragedy in her life and had pulled it all together and found her
perfect soul mate in Mark. The Lathem family welcomed her with open arms, along
with her son Derek, who now lived in New York and worked for Matt and Mark at
MEL Holdings - their real estate development firm - but Maureen had commented
to Father Todd on several occasions that it was hard for her with them not
being married and living in sin. Mark rolled his eyes when his mother brought
up the wedding and Katy bit her tongue, so hard on some occasions that she had
drawn blood. But despite all of that, they were all very happy and comfortable
with each other and the Sunday family dinners were always a riot.
Andrew, their third son, and his husband Rory, had been
married just a little bit longer than Matt and Janie. Andrew, a stock broker,
and Rory, an attorney, had been looking into adopting a baby. They didn't care
about the gender or ethnicity, they just wanted to be parents and share their
love with their child. They were hoping for a newborn, but if an older child
was available they were prepared to consider all options. They had started the
long process over a year ago and with each passing day, they became more
anxious.
they hoped.
Very soon.
David would be considered a classic middle child. His older
brothers were incredibly successful. All were in healthy relationships and all
financially wealthy. David wasn't jealous of his brothers but felt that in some
eyes, he probably didn't measure up to the standard they had set for him. The
bar was very high and he had stopped trying to catch them a couple of years
ago. Now in his mid-thirties, David had decided he needed to get his life
together and move out of his parent's house. After multiple failed investments
and get-rich-quick schemes, he had found himself very happy as a curator for a
small art gallery, finally putting his education to use. In school he had drawn
for hours and hours in his text books, usually being scolded by his teachers,
until in eighth grade - one teacher took notice and pushed him into the arts.
He had loved it and excelled. An incredible artist in his own right, he now was
paid to do what he loved. Why he hadn't figured it out sooner, he didn't know,
but he was glad he had stumbled into his dream career. It would never make him
wealthy like Matt or Mark, but it made him happy and that was what mattered
Benjamin was son number five. Ben worked for his brothers,
Matt and Mark. He had started as a lowly assistant and had moved his way up in
the company after proving his worth. Matt didn't believe in nepotism and would
not have anyone who worked for him question whether or not Ben deserved his
position. He worked hard and was happy to have had the success he had based on
his own achievements rather than the fact he was a little brother of the
owners. Ben had been dating the same girl for about the past six years, and as
often as they were together, they were 'broken up'. Maureen never knew what
their status was and had given up asking years ago. She had told her husband
that he should just cut ties and move on, but Peter, wise man that he was, said
that Ben would need to make that decision for himself.
Then there was Paul. Paul was the son Maureen worried about
most, not because he was a troubled child or anything, but because he was a
Navy Seal and most of the year Maureen had no idea where he was or what he was
doing. She didn't know if he was on a ship somewhere or on a secret mission;
whether he was doing drills or killing bad guys; whether he was rescuing
hostages or in training. Yes, she worried about him most of all. This would be
his tenth year in the military and he had the opportunity to leave the Navy and
be a civilian. The last time she had spoken to him about it, he hadn't decided
what he would do. He loved his job passionately, but he wanted to get married
and have a family and he knew he couldn't do that while a Seal. Every Sunday
when the entire family got together for dinner after Mass, there was always a
place set at the table for Paul, Maureen's way of willing him home safely.
And finally there was Tim, Maureen's baby. As an
impressionable teenage boy, Tim had seen the horror of 9/11. He witnessed
firsthand the enormous tragedy, and then the weeks, then months that dragged
into years, of his city's and its citizen's recovery and healing. The images
had imprinted on him and after college his only desire was to be a New York
City firefighter. It had been his dream and he had worked hard to achieve it.
He loved his job, he loved the people he worked with and he loved the
fulfillment it gave him.
Maureen's seven boys had been her entire life for the past
forty-four years. She had sacrificed so much for them and had loved them more
than any mother could, and now it was their turn to repay her. She was only
asking for one thing, one thing they really didn't want to do, but she was
going to pull every guilt card she had stashed away, because for hers and
Peter's wedding anniversary they were going on a cruise!
"I am the grandmother!" Maureen
yelled at the nurse.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but Mr. Lathem has requested no visitors
for another hour. You are welcome to wait in the waiting room down the hall,"
the nurse said, trying to be polite but firm.
Peter Lathem led his wife by the hand to the waiting room.
She was not happy.
Inside the delivery suite, Matt Lathem laid on the narrow
hospital bed cradling his wife, Janie, who was holding the hour-old baby boy
they had just named Christopher. Ella Rose, their almost two-year-old daughter,
whom Matt called 'Little L' and she called herself 'L'Ella', was with Katy and
"Wow," he whispered into her hair. "We have another boy."
Janie's twin boys with her first husband, Tyler and Adam,
were almost twenty-five now, but Matt thought of them as his, and the boys
loved him back.
"I'm very glad it's a boy seeing as though it's our last,"
Janie smiled and kissed baby Christopher on his tiny little nose.
"I didn't care either way," said Matt. "But I have to admit
I'm thrilled it's a boy," he grinned.
There the three of them lay snuggled together; Janie
exhausted from the delivery, Christopher sound asleep lying over his mother's
heart, and Matt unable to stop grinning from ear to ear, until the moment was
broken with Matt's mother's voice outside their door.
"It's been an hour. I'm going in and you're not going to
stop me from seeing my grandson."
"Here we go," chuckled Matt.
After Ella Rose had been born, Janie hadn't thought much
about birth control. After all, she was forty-four years old, and her child
bearing years were coming to an end. She didn't rule out the possibility of
another child. Matt was so in love with his baby girl that she knew he would be
thrilled to add more to their family, but she had to admit that she was
surprised when she found out she was pregnant again.
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Fly Direct from London Heathrow to San Francisco with Virgin or the airline of your choice.
Arrive San Francisco early afternoon and take a taxi from the airport to your hotel (approx. 40 mins) where you will be spending the next three nights.
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After breakfast, collect your hire car and head east to Yosemite National Park. As you drive through the stunning Yosemite Valley, you will marvel at one of the world's most amazing geological spectacles complete with 3000ft cliffs, incredible waterfalls, and tree lined grassy meadows. There's plenty to keep the younger members of the family mesmerised along the way, with a game of eye spy deer, coyotes and even black bears!
With three nights and two full days to explore the jewel of the Californian wilderness take a leisurely drive, shuttle bus or hike through the park to view the seemingly endless awe inspiring scenery, including the famous El Capitan - an impressive vertical rock formation, Bridalveil Falls and Half Dome. Take the family off of the beaten track on a ranger led hike, or hire bikes to take you around one of the bicycle paths on the valley floor. For the more adventurous you could join a horseback trip through the park, or learn to scale the cliffs on one of the supervised rock climbing experiences.
Leaving Yosemite, you will today be heading further south to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. Your journey down the San Joaquin Valley will take you through several towns, home to many an ice cream parlour, and a perfect place to break your journey en route.
Sequoia and kings Canyon National Parks are home to the largest groves of giant sequoias in the Sierra Nevada. The gargantuan size of these trees is truly mind blowing, and an experience that even the youngest of travellers will never forget. Keep your eyed peeled for bears and deer who reside in parks' miles of wild habitat.
Along the way, The Giant Forest Museum offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the lifecycle of the Sequoias. Leave plenty of time to see Kings Canyon, with its maze-like canyons and lakes. Keep the whole family entertained with many 'outdoorsy' activities, including fishing, canoeing and kayaking.
You'll need to make an early start today as you have a longer journey towards the bright lights and excitement of Los Angeles. Take the opportunity to break your journey in the town of Bakersfield, the unlikely home to one of the liveliest country music scenes in the USA! Arrive Los Angeles late afternoon, in time to check into your hotel which will be the base for your action packed 4 night stay in this amazing city.
Otherwise known as the 'City of Angels', Los Angeles is the undisputed entertainment capital of the world and is home to countless exciting attractions including: Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Universal Studios Hollywood – now home to the unmissable Wizarding World of Harry Potter, City Walk, Dodger Stadium, Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Disney Studios, Knotts Berry Farm, Warner Brothers Studios, and of course the home to the stars - Beverly Hills (to name a few!). It truly is a playground for both the kids, and the kids at heart!
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Don't miss the world famous San Diego Zoo situated in the true oasis of Balboa Park, which along with Mission Park's SeaWorld, and Legoland, and not to mention the endless white sandy beaches, make San Diego the perfect paradise for the whole family.
After two action packed weeks, it's time to relax on the stunning Californian coastline. Enjoy some good food, drink some popular Santa Ynez Valley wine, and unwind on the palm tree lined beaches of Santa Barbara.
Think Monterey, think family picnics on gorgeous, uncrowded beaches and jaw-dropping views of beautiful coastline. The town is full of seafood restaurants; make sure to try the famous clam chowder at Fisherman's Wharf! Nature buffs can explore the bay by kayak for a close-up look at sea lions, seals and otters. Monterey is an ideal destination to go whale-watching and the Monterey Bay Aquarium is a must for children of all ages.
After breakfast and time for some last minute souvenir shopping in Monterey, you will head a little further north to San Francisco airport to drop off your car and board your overnight flight home.
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Year in Review: Betsy DeVos- Upsetting Leftists, Right and Center
Kari Donovan
One of Donald J. Trump's first acts as President was to employ the first pro-choice, voucher proponent to work in the Department of Education in it's 40 year history.
"Each student should be measured in the advancement they are making in each subject area", said Education Secretary Elisabeth Dee "Betsy" DeVos at her May 2017 Senate hearing, in a combative exchange with Sen. Allen Stuart "Al" Franken (D-Minn.), in this debate between whether students should be measured by growth or proficiency.
Franken, who is scheduled to resign Friday after numerous sexual harassment allegations, was openly argumentative with Devos, along with other Democrat senators during her confirmation.
This year Devos has faced such violent opposition to her appearances at public speaking events that she has to have her own security at times.
Devos has stated publically to a group of Homeschool activists with Homeschool Legal Defense League (HSLD), that she would not use her authority to force states or local school districts to adopt federal top-down approaches to education.
That is a reference to Common Core.
Devos is an opponent to Common Core Standards, which is favored by the past Department of Education employees, the powerful National Education Association, Democrat politicians and backed by big money from Bill and Melinda Gates.
According to Scholastic Magazine, proponents of Common Core standards said the curriculums under Common Core will help give teachers what they need to help students reach grade-level proficiency.
Opponents of Common Core, HSLD, say that Common Core prevents personal growth for students and hampers individuality and innovation.
According to Rethinking Schools, "Common Core standards represent a tighter set of smarter standards focused on developing critical learning skills instead of mastering fragmented bits of knowledge."
The divide between groups seems to be who sets the standards for what is critical learning skills. DC or parents.
Common Core is widely viewed as causing American public school children to slip down the achievement scale. According to Cato.org, this shows the need for School Choice.
Devos is vocal in encouraging school choice and freedom in Homeschooling. She is also making news by reducing federal spending on education.
On the day the Tax Reform Bill was passed, Wednesday, came the news that Devos reversed a practice by President Barack H. Obama's administration of fully forgiving student debt for students.
Under Obama, $550 million in federal student loans canceled in full.
December 19 Devos had a Innovation in Education Summit in DC. There Devos told attendees that she is looking for a Paradigm shift and a focus on innovation.
"This past summer I was involved in a rethink school trip around the country", Devos said. "Great work is being done. What I found, Government isn't the best at finding creative solutions, or questioning the status quo", she said.
Diversity is not being addressed currently, Devos told attendees. "We need to question everything", she said.
"Success should not be measured by how many dollars were spent in schools, or how many students passed along. Sucess should be measured by how you are educating each student to meet their potential", said Devos.
According to the public speeches and innovative summits, Devos is refocusing education from the focus on teachers needs to students needs.
She is refocusing assessment from children being evaluated to teachers being evaluated, and she said at her most recent summit, that DC cannot do much more than bring creative people together from around the country to solve the problems that face education in America.
Devos is returning authority and power over education to parents and States. She has faced protests which have gotten aggressive.
Rally on Bellevue Way is dispersing. pic.twitter.com/N5BVYq55WO
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) October 14, 2017
However she has remained hopeful throughout it all that she will usher in changes that will help students, families and taxpayers. A common theme for the Trump administration is the courage to change the DC standards.
And she has outlasted at least one of her opponents in one year.
A common theme from today's panelists: COURAGE. Courage to innovate and to reimagine how to achieve student success. #RethinkSchool
— U.S. Department of Education (@usedgov) December 19, 2017
HUGE: Court Documents Reveal Shot Kenosha Rioter Joseph Rosenbaum Was a Convicted Child Rapist
Convicted pedophile Joseph Rosenbaum was killed in an altercation at the Kenosha riots.
New court documents of the Pima County, Arizona circuit court reveal that Joseph Rosenbaum was convicted of various sex crimes against children in Arizona in 2002.
Rosenbaum was killed in an altercation while rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week. He is seen on camera lunging at 17-year old Kyle Rittenhouse, who eventually shot him, claiming he acted in self defense when Rosenbaum attempted to take the AR-15 rifle he was carrying. Rittenhouse attempted to flee the scene, and was pursued by two other rioters, one armed with a gun. He tripped and fell, and when the other rioters assailed him, he shot them both. Rosenbaum and one other rioter were killed, and a third wounded. Rittenhouse has been charged with first-degree murder in the shootings.
Watch video of the shootings and decide for yourself.
Shortly after Rosenbaum was identified as one of the deceased individuals, it became public knowledge that he was on the Wisconsin sex offender registry, for crimes committed in Arizona.
One of the men killed during #Kenosha rioting last night, Joseph Rosenbaum, was a convicted sex offender. Convicted of sexual conduct with a minor in Arizona in 2002. pic.twitter.com/u8WVmuOuxi
— Richard (@Wildman_AZ) August 27, 2020
The man who may very well have set off the violent altercation is a convicted pedophile, judging from the court documents that were published Wednesday. A presentence report reveals that Rosenbaum committed a range of sex crimes against several boys from the ages of nine to eleven years old, including outright rape.
More documents reveal the legal proceedings against Rosenbaum.
Rosenbaum would be convicted of two of the eleven total charges.
Some leftists had speculated that Rosenbaum was merely a victim of the criminal justice system upon the revelation that he was a convicted sex offender, claiming he had been merely been railroaded for sexual activity with his 17-year old girlfriend as an adult, or something of the like. The new documents disprove such an assertion, demonstrating that Rosenbaum was convicted for some of the most heinous child sex crimes known to society, including the outright rape of children.
Previous criminal records of parties involved in use-of-force incidences aren't usually admissible in court cases, but Rittenhouse's argument of self defense appears more credible when his word is placed against the conduct of a convicted pedophile.

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MANILA, Philippines – Private hospitals expressed concern over the second tranche of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, even warning that some hospitals could close because of the proposal.
"As a whole, TRAIN 2 will not benefit our patients. Plus if PhilHealth will not pay us in time, more hospitals will close shop," the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said in a statement given to Rappler.
The second TRAIN package aims to gradually cut corporate taxes to 25% and rationalize tax incentives.
"TRAIN 2 will give hospitals discounts in corporate taxes, but our people will suffer a lot from increased prices for a lot of goods," PHAP said.
The group fears the measure would lead to even higher fuel prices, which would push medicine prices up.
Health care workers, added the group, would likely ask for salary increases, which private hospitals would be unable to grant due to "low income."
PHAP also said TRAIN 2 could lead to more patients giving promissory notes, which would be bad for hospitals.


Tomorrow is Andazamania. And it's all about YOU!
The Tokyo Hyatt Fan Twitter account.
Use these to ask me any question you like about the new Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills hotel, and I will do my very best to get you the answer in real time. Diamond benefits, the view from the only luxury hotel outdoor rooftop promenade in Tokyo, the items in the mini bar, the room service menu, the pattern of the carpet in the AO Spa, the number of buttons on the toilet (I put the over/under at 9), anything you want to know, Tokyo Hyatt Fan will do his level best to bring you the answers using the power of words, pictures, and video.
I will have a new post dedicated to the festivities tomorrow starting from around noon my time (roughly 11pm Eastern, 8pm Pacific, 3am GMT) that I will be continuously updating from check-in to check-out, but for now you can leave a comment here, or tweet me @TokyoHyattFan if you have any items that you want to stick on my to-do queue.
Thank you all for reading. Let's have some fun!


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Pitchfork Festival Sunday pics (Lauryn Hill, Chaka Khan, DRAM, more)
The 2018 edition of Pitchfork Festival wrapped up on Sunday (7/22) with sets from Lauryn Hill, Chaka Khan, Japandroids, (Sandy) Alex G, DRAM, Alex Cameron, Noname, Smino, Japanese Breakfast, Ravyn Lenae, Kelly Lee Owens, Irreversible Entanglements, and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya.
Pitchfork Fest full 2018 lineup (Lauryn Hill, Tame Impala, Fleet Foxes, more)
Lauryn Hill, Tame Impala and Fleet Foxes were revealed as headliners, and other new additions include Blood Orange, Japanese Breakfast, Saba, Open Mike Eagle, Noname, Alex Cameron, Kelly Lee Owens, and more.
Pitchfork Festival initial lineup (Tame Impala, Japandroids, Julien Baker & more)
The initial lineup for the 2018 edition of Pitchfork Festival includes Tame Impala, Japandroids, Julien Baker, Kelela, (Sandy) Alex G, Lucy Dacus, DRAM, This Is Not This Heat, Ravyn Leane, and more
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Noname played Concord Music Hall for 30 Days in Chicago (pics)
Noname returned to her home city of Chicago for night 21 of Red Bull Sound Select's 30 Days in Chicago with Buddy and The Last Artful, Dodgr
Red Bull throwing 30 Days In Chicago (Young Thug, Migos, Mitski & much more)
In addition to announcing 3 Days In Philly and a Montreal edition of Red Bull Music Academy this week, Red Bull Sound Select revealed that they're moving the annual '30 Days In LA' to Chicago...
Mamby on the Beach pics (MGMT, Thundercat, more)
Mamby on the Beach brought MGMT, Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Cut Copy, Todd Terje, STRFKR, Local Natives, Saba, Ravyn Lenae, BJ the Chicago Kid, and others to the coast of Oakwood Beach.
Chicago beachside festival Mamby lineup: MGMT, FlyLo, Cut Copy, Todd Terje, more
"Chicago's only beachside summer music festival," Mamby on the Beach, returns for its third year on June 24 & 25 on the coast of Oakwood Beach...
Noname, Ravyn Lenae & Akenya @ Metro (pics)
Chicago's Noname had one of the most well-received rap debuts of last year with Telefone, and she just began her tour in support of it at the Metro in her hometown last night...


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Magalei completed 16 of 21 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's spring game, Tim Buckley of the Lafayette Daily Advertiser reports.
Lewis completed 11-for-21 with 217 yards in Saturday's spring game, Tim Buckley of the Lafayette Daily Advertiser reports.
Johnson sits atop the quarterback depth chart heading into the summer, Craig Stephenson of AL.com reports.
Buie has been sidelined during South Alabama's spring practices with an unspecified injury, Creg Stephenson of AL.com reports.
Barker (knee) entered Saturday's scrimmage for one seven-on-seven series and is "doing great" according to head coach Chip Lindsey, Ken Rogers of the Southwest Daily News reports.
Jones (concussion) ran six time for 15 yards during Friday's scrimmage, Chris Hudgison of KAIT 8 reports.
Isaac (thigh) hauled in a pass for five yards during Friday's scrimmage, Chris Hudgison of KAIT 8 reports.
Ragas is expected to miss most of Louisiana's spring session while recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, Tim Buckley of The Lafayette Daily Advertiser reports.
Lewis is the clear-cut starter for the Ragin' Cajuns, Tim Buckley of The Daily Advertiser reports.
Artigue has returned to the team and is cleared of his torn ACL, Tim Buckley of the Lafayette Adviser reports.
Denmark transferred to Coastal Carolina ahead of the Chanticleers' spring camp, Alan Blondin of The Myrtle Beach Sun News reports.
Wright was one of three Georgia Southern players arrested Sunday in Statesboro, Ga. on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, Travis Jaudon of the Savannah Morning News reports.
King was one of three Georgia Southern players arrested Sunday in Statesboro, Ga. on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, Travis Jaudon of the Savannah Morning News reports.
Corbin was one of three Georgia Southern players arrested Sunday in Statesboro, Ga. on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, Travis Jaudon of the Savannah Morning News reports.
Anderson is listed in the NCAA's transfer portal, 247Sports.com reports.
James is listed in the NCAA's transfer portal, 247Sports.com reports.
Strong transferred from Texas A&M to Troy in January, Ben Baby of The Dallas Morning News reports.
King announced Dec. 1 that he will transfer to Georgia Southern, Scott Wright of The Oklahoman reports.
Nicholson committed to New Mexico State in December as a graduate transfer, the Waco Tribune reports.
Merritt caught eight passes for 66 yards and rushed one time for three yards in bowl Arkansas State's loss to Nevada on Saturday.
Bayless caught seven passes for 129 yards in Saturday's overtime bowl loss to Nevada.


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Q: Customize "Send With Docusign" in Salesforce Lightning I was able to pre-populate recipients list using javascript button by setting CRL parameter in SF Classic.
Now I would like to achieve the same in Lightning.
I tried creating a VF page that would redirect user to dsfs__DocuSign_CreateEnvelope page and add desired ur parameters (much like in JS button).
It partly works - it pre-populates recipients list, it allows to send the email. But finally throws an error: "Javascript proxies were not generated for controlled dsfs.EnvelopeController: may not use public remoted methods inside an iframe"
What is the proper way to achieve such functionality in lightning?
Is it even possible?
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VF Page:
<apex:page standardController="Opportunity"
    extensions="CTRL_DocusignRedirect"
    sidebar="false"
    showHeader="false"
    action="{!autoRun}"
>
    <apex:sectionHeader title="DocuSign"/>

    <apex:outputPanel >
        You tried calling an Apex Controller from a button.
        If you see this page, something went wrong.
        Please notify your administrator.
    </apex:outputPanel>

</apex:page>

Controller:
global class CTRL_DocusignRedirect
{

    private static final STRING PARAM_DSEID = 'DSEID';
    private static final STRING PARAM_SOURCE_ID = 'SourceID';
    private static final STRING PARAM_CRL = 'CRL';

    private Opportunity anOpportunity = null;

    public CTRL_DocusignRedirect(ApexPages.StandardController stdController)
    {
        Id opportunityId = stdController.getRecord().Id;
        this.anOpportunity = DAL_Opportunity.getById(opportunityId);
    }

    public PageReference autoRun()
    {
        if (this.anOpportunity == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
        PageReference pageRef = Page.dsfs__DocuSign_CreateEnvelope;
        pageRef.getParameters().put(PARAM_DSEID, '0');
        pageRef.getParameters().put(PARAM_SOURCE_ID, this.anOpportunity.Id);
        pageRef.getParameters().put(PARAM_CRL, this.getCRL());
        pageRef.setRedirect(true);
        return pageRef;
    }

    private String getCRL()
    {
        return 'Email~' + anOpportunity.Payer_Email__c +
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Michael Caine Family Tree
Big fan of the wonderful Cockney Actor? Why not treat yourself to Michael Caine's Family Tree. See 200 years of Michael's ancestors; were they always Londoners, what did they do for a living, and did they serve their country in the Military. All this and more in Michael's Family Tree.
The name originates from the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />village of Micklethwaite a township and a village near Bingley in Yorkshire. How long ago Michael Caine's particular branch migrated south is not clear, but as they made they travelled towards London the name lost its northern pronunciation and took on a more southern English sound.
By the early 19th century the family were working as Horsekeepers in Highgate in London, and the name was still pronounced as something approaching Micklethwaite, slightly changed to Micklethwhite, then by the mid 19th century, the cockney accent changed it to Micklethwhite and then into Micklewhite ("th" being pronounced as "f" in Cockney and therefore making the "fw" sound harder to pronounce than the "thw" sound), with various spellings and pronunciations in different branches of the family such as Michelthwaite, Mickelthwaite, Micklethwaite, Micklethwait depending on who pronounced it and who wrote it down for them.
By the 20th century there were still closely related branches of the family in the same areas of South London, using the "th" whilst others didn't. However with the coming of mass basic education for the working classes at the end of the 19th century, the surname would have become fixed during the following decades of the early 20th century to the way that the childrens' teachers told them to spell it, and would remain fairly unchanged from then onwards, apart of course, from Maurice Micklewhite changing his name to Michael Caine.
Michael Caine Family Detail
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Meet William. He's twenty-two. He's highly intelligent. He's an acerbic critic of Australian suburban life. And he's lost. Chafing against his rural-Aussie background, William sees a university career in Thailand as his intellectual salvation, but he just can't seem to get it together.
When he bumps into a childhood friend, Deliria, now a scorchingly attractive eighteen-year-old music student, she reveals a secret: she's a compulsive shoplifter. Of course, he's now completely smitten. Outclassed and intimidated, William tries to win her over by aiding and abetting her in a succession of minor thefts, and saving her life whenever things go awry.
Overflowing with the riotous immediacy of desire, Deliria is a comic-serious exploration of an educated young man's quest to find his way in the world. A love song to Deliria, Thailand and twelfth-century French poetry, it proves that literary cultivation, savoir-faire, bravery, sexual obsession, moral laxity and complete stupidity can exist in the one person.
Deliria quantity
Romance, Fiction
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Chris Heffernan grew up in Adelaide. Initially he wrote poetry, becoming involved with the Friendly Street group of poets and being published in Australian literary journals. In the early 1990s he moved to Thailand, where he immersed himself in Thai culture and worked for many years in the field of education. In 2007 he returned to Australia with a bi-cultural family in tow. He spent the next several years on the academic staff at the University of Adelaide and writing Deliria, his first novel. He was back in Thailand writing his second novel—set in Bangkok and Sydney—when he passed away unexpectedly in 2014, aged just fifty-two.
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Signs of Recovery? Several new restaurants coming to Mission Viejo!
Posted by Teresa Mihelic HelpDesk on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 at 5:50pm.
Some economists say restaurant sales are good indicators of how our local economy is faring. As we see many signs of recovery within the real estate industry in all of Orange County, the city of Mission Viejo is not the exception.
Several restaurants including chain ones and small ones, recently annouced that they are either opening in Mission Viejo or are planning to soon. They include the famous Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Club Cafe Bakery, Grill Hut, Little Chopsticks, All Star Pizza, Carl's Jr. and a specialty donut shop.
Today, for example, Club Cafe Bakery ( La Paz near Muirlands) was opened. The restaurant has a really nice easy italian menu and a coffee bar, and its opened for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Little Chopsticks is now open and All Star Pizza is gearing up to open in the Los Alisos Village on Los Alisos Boulevard near Trabuco Road.
The Grill Hut is nearly ready to open its doors on Santa Margarita Parkway next to the new Baja Fish Tacos in the Trabuco Hills Center. The menu features chicken, beef and ground beef kabobs cooked over a mesquite fire with rice, salad and roasted tomatoes. This is the third restaurant for this family-owned and operated business, which includes locations in Mission Viejo and Laguna Niguel.
Then we also have the famous Five Guys Burgers and Fries ( that serves some delicious burgers, hotdogs and fries) that will include an outdoor dining area, expected to open later this month in the Alicia Towne Plaza.
And to end, Devilicious Donuts is set to open at 28601 Marguerite Parkway later in July. The donut shop will feature a wide variety of donuts, desserts and Levaza Italian coffee. The menu includes traditional favorites and unique items like donuts stuffed with ice cream, a hamburger on a glazed donut, and a bacon/hot dog/donut combo.
The Panera Bread and Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants are under construction at 25523 Marguerite Parkway, between California Pizza Kitchen and Walgreens. Chipotle Mexican Grill offers individually made-to-order burritos, bowls, tacos and salads that are made with "naturally raised meats and responsibly grown produce." Since 1981, Panera Bread has expanded to over 1,562 company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes in 40 states and in Canada. The menu includes fresh baked bread, made to order sandwiches, soups and salads. Both restaurants are expected to open in September.
In other business news, national men's clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank will open in the 7,000-square-foot space at 28331 Marguerite Parkway in the Mission Viejo Town Center. Jos. A. Bank offers men's tailored and casual clothing, footwear and accessories and has grown to over 550 National men's clothing stores in the U.S. since the first store opened 107 years ago.


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Brexit deal paves way for further conflicts
Britain and the European Union (EU) are set to ratify the trade deal agreed on December 24. The deal between the UK and the EU's 27 countries covers trade worth around £660 billion and preserves tariff and quota-free EU-UK trade for goods.
Agreement on the "EU-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement as of January 1, 2021" formally concludes the Brexit process which began in June 2016, when the UK voted in a referendum by a slim majority to leave the EU.
The deal is being rushed through the UK parliament Wednesday, after just one day of debate on a 1,246-page document. Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson has an 80-seat majority and support for the deal from the main opposition Labour Party. Only the Scottish National Party (just 47 MPs) and Liberal Democrats (11) are pledged to vote against.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed the Withdrawal Agreement for the UK to leave the EU on January 31st. [Credit: U.K. Prime Minister]
EU ambassadors met in Brussels yesterday to approve the deal, initiating the process for adoption. The EU can provisionally implement it on January 1 with the approval of EU countries, but without the consent of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is expected to ratify it sometime in February.
The agreement was reached just days before the December 31 deadline. Britain left the EU in January, via its Withdrawal Agreement with Brussels, and entered a one-year transitional phase. Without the deal agreed last week, the UK would have left the EU in a "hard Brexit" and been forced to trade on World Trade Organisation terms and via a complex tariffs system.
The trade talks were fractious, with both sides engaged in grandstanding and threats up to the last minute. Both sides were forced to make concessions, particularly the UK on fishing rights.
As the talks concluded, Johnson was massively undermined by the November US presidential election victory of Joe Biden over Donald Trump. The victory of the Democrats, whose hostility to Brexit is well-known, was a boon to the EU. The Tory government's Brexit strategy had leant heavily on a slavish adherence to Donald Trump's "America First" agenda and his hostility to the EU.
With both sides wanting a deal, the agreement, with many issues left unresolved, was all that could be achieved in a global situation dominated by escalating trade conflicts between the major imperialist powers.
Ultimately, the deal does nothing other than set the short-term parameters of the ongoing conflict between the UK and EU. It is the fullest expression to date of the vociferous tensions that are tearing the EU apart, bringing into sharp relief global tensions that have erupted between the US and Europe, with the UK the main fault line.
It is inevitable that the issues the negotiations were unable to resolve will become the focus for major geo-political conflicts.
The document has nothing to say on foreign policy, defence and security. On many of these issues, the UK is aligned with the US, and Britain will continue to be pitted against the EU even as Biden seeks other allies on the continent. In the run-up to the agreement, the UK had already exited a raft of EU security and defence arrangements, including Galileo, its Global Satellite Navigation System.
There is nothing in the deal on financial services, an area where Britain is a global leader with a £132 billion industry that accounts for almost 7 percent of GDP. In 2018, financial services employed more than one million people, with London accounting for 49 percent of the sector's output.
The Financial Times reported that Brussels told London that it "will need to wait until after January 1 to learn what market access rights its financial services companies will have in future, warning that they will hinge on how far Britain diverges from EU standards."
Agreement had been reached earlier that access to each other's financial services markets will be based on an "equivalence" of regulatory systems. But Brussels is getting its retribution in first, fully aware of the inevitable moves by London to gain economic advantage by undercutting the EU on workers' protection rights, environmental standards, and other regulations Britain is no longer tied to.
Announcing the deal, Johnson made clear his intention to establish a "Singapore-on-Thames" in direct competition with the EU. What "we're jointly creating", he declared in a speech on December 24, is a "giant free trade zone." The UK would now "be able to decide how and where we are going to stimulate new jobs and new hope, with freeports and new green industrial zones." Applications are already in for 10 freeports around the UK, based on offering corporations low taxes and a cheap labour force, including on the Thames in London.
Johnson gave his first post-deal interview to the Sunday Telegraph, with the newspaper noting how the prime minister signalled that "he would be ready to rip up the agreement should Brussels 'regularly' attempt to take retaliatory action." Business taxes and regulations would be pored over, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak, the main proponent of freeports, "doing a big exercise on all of this".
The Brexit deal pits the working class into conflict with the most ruthless and rapacious sections of the ruling elite, who view Brexit as their great opportunity to complete "the Thatcher Revolution".
The reactionary claims propounded by the Left Leave campaign in 2014—headed by the Socialist Workers Party and Socialist Party—that Brexit would ever be anything other than a Thatcherite nightmare for the working class have been exploded. As the deal was being finalised, the SWP commented pathetically in a Socialist Worker piece headlined, "Brexit could have meant more than this," that the "Tories have come up with various versions of Brexit designed to make it even easier for the bosses to exploit people. They hanker after a Singapore on Thames' where workers' rights are shredded and racist laws are strengthened."
Who would have thought that the Tories would consider such a thing?
The other great myth left shattered is the claim of the Remain section of the ruling elite and its supporters that the EU was or could ever be a restraining influence on the "free market" worshipping Brexiteers and offer a progressive way forward for workers. The entire European continent is wracked by social inequality, with far right forces being deliberately cultivated to wield as a weapon against the working class. Moreover, Brussels is a just as committed to trade war as London.
The vicious pursuit of the class interests of all the European powers was clear even in the timing of the agreement. This year has witnessed the largest preventable loss of life on the continent since World War II, with over 525, 000 succumbing to a deadly disease. Over 71,000 officially and at least 80,000 according to other authoritative estimates have died in the UK alone from COVID-19. But at no point did anyone on either side suggest that perhaps the UK leaving the EU might be delayed, even though, as is confirmed by the chao tic scenes at the port of Dover, the distribution of food and medicines was threatened, including the vaccine for COVID-19.
The Socialist Equality Party (UK) and our sister parties in the International Committee of the Fourth International opposed from the outset all factions of the ruling class in the Brexit debacle. Today we again insists that the only progressive answer to the social and public health crisis now facing millions is to mobilise the working class in a unified internationalist and socialist opposition to the nationalist, pro-capitalist politics of the ruling class in a fight for the United Socialist States of Europe.
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The truth is plain and simple. Jerusalem had a Jewish character long before most cities in the world had any character. It was the capital of the Jewish people long before Homer composed the Iliad, before Romulus and Remus founded Rome, and before the armies of Alexander the Great swept across the Middle East. Jews have lived continuously in Jerusalem for three thousand years -- from the time that King David built his great palace in the City's rolling hills.
[W]e are among those most responsible for [Europe's creation. Over the course of eighteen hundred years, we have, relatively speaking, contributed no less to it than any of the great "Western" nations.
However, beyond that, we began creating Europe long before its common beginning -- long before even the Athenians began to create it. For the chief characteristics of European civilization -- discontent, the "struggle with God," the concept of progress; that very gulf between the two conceptions of the world manifested in the antithesis of two beliefs -- in the "Golden Age" and in the "Messiah," an ideal of the past and an ideal of the future – these characteristics are ones that we bestowed upon Europe long before our forefathers arrived there.
As for the Bible, we brought it with us fully formed.
In Jewish tradition, rabbis try to discourage those who seek adoption as converts; they're supposed to be turned away either three or four times, I forget which. In my case, it took a total of four rabbis and at least ten years to adopt -- and be adopted by -- the Jewish people. Most of the rabbis tried to discourage me by pointing out the dangers inherent in being a Jew. I was told that my decision, should it be carried out, could put not only me but my family at grave risk. I accepted that risk even though I didn't -- I couldn't -- yet fully understand it.
"...we will chase you everywhere. We are a nation that drinks blood and we know that there is no blood better than the blood of Jews. We will not leave you alone until we have quenched our thirst with your blood, and our children's thirst with your blood. We will not leave until you leave the Muslim countries."
The second terrorist spoke on camera as his mother helped him dress for "battle" prior to his suicide mission. To the Jews this one said, "In the name of Allah, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you [and] purify the land of you..."
Having once been a non-Jew, I realized that not everyone would feel as personally threatened by this language as I did. Simultaneously I realized -- to the extent I was able -- what it felt like to be threatened by hate. This hate was neither passing nor superficial; it was as permanent, uncompromising and deep as it could be. I realized this was what the rabbis had warned me of, that there were indeed people in this world who didn't know me from Adam but because of my adoption, my choice, my love of a religion, a tradition, a people and a land, they literally "thirsted" for my blood.... because now my blood was Jewish blood. Its DNA, pretty much all White Anglo-Saxon, had nothing to do with it.
I wrote about my reaction at the time: "When you read that 'there is no blood better than the blood of Jews,' you are tempted to laugh and cry and vomit all at the same time, but you end up doing none of those because you can't really wrap your mind around it. I guess this is what shock feels like, an odd sensation of lack of sensation."
Over time the shock wore off and I came to accept as a fact of my life that -- like it or not -- I had enemies, and very determined ones. I learned not to distance myself by saying "you" instead of "I," so that now I can own all of it -- my birth, my history, my families and yes, my Jewish blood.
Continue reading here. The most important part comes right after the above excerpt.
The song and the candles remind me of the remarks that Joel M. Geiderman, Vice Chairman of the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Council, made in 2009 in the Capitol Rotunda, before the leaders assembled there on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
By my articulating these words to you in this building, in this great hall of freedom, I am reminding all of you that what we do and don't do matters and will be remembered. It would be far too easy to light twelve candles for twelve million murdered rather than six candles for six million. The harder work is to make sure that that does not happen. No more candles. Not anywhere. Never again.


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Q: Blue Prism Collection - Add Row from a Collection Is it just me or does Blue Prism handle collections in a strange way?
Basically I want to be able to loop around a collection and if the collection has a certain value then add this row to another collection.
Currently reading a value from the collection in the loop references the current row in the collection which is great.
However here is where I believe BP falls down; there does not seem to be a simple way to add the current row in the loop to another collection, any attempt at assigning results in copying the whole collection again in the loop.
It seems the only way to do this is to use the Copy Row action but then I need to maintain a counter to reference the row which defeats being able to loop around without one in the first place.
So simply, is there any way to get the current row in the loop and copy this row into another collection?
Example code in C# below, is very easy to do!
foreach ( var item in collection1 )
{
    if ( item.Flag == true )
    {
          collection2.Add(item);
    }
}

A: The internal loop counter you reference that's used in conjunction with Loop stages and the actions under the "internal" Work Queues VBO is for the exclusive use of these Blue Prism-provided stages and actions. This counter is not accessible outside of these contexts in any documented fashion.
If you need to perform tasks based on specific row indices that are unknown before runtime, the official guidance from Blue Prism is to manually maintain a Data Item with the current row number you're operating on (as you seem to already be doing) and use that to perform the necessary index-based Collection operations.
You may wish to suggest this feature to Blue Prism's product management team by submitting it as an idea in their Ideation portal.


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STUART BEAVON - "I HIT IT ON THE TURN AND LUCKILY IT WENT IN"
Stuart Beavon scored his fith of the season
Burton Albion are back on top of League 2 after a first away win since November saw Cheltenham Town put to the sword by clinical finishes from Stuart Beavon, Adam McGurk and Phil Edwards. 3-0 up inside 50 minutes Albion briefly let the Robins back into the game via debutant Wes Burns' smart finish but Paul Buckle's new look Town side were no match for the Brewers. Stuart Beavon said "Yeah, it's nice, obviously we want to be up there and to come to a tough place and get the points is nice."
The match was at one point in doubt of going ahead when pitch inspections at 9.30, 11.00 and 11.30 were not satisfactory. It wasn't until 1.30 that the referee said the game is to go ahead. Most of the Brewers fans were late arrivers at Whaddon Road due to the late decision for the match to go ahead. Bev and the team didn't let the tricky surface get in their way.
"We started off well, which we wanted and then we built on it. It was nice to get the 3-0 lead but we sat back and they got one, which was a bit of a wakeup call."
Fans might want to see strikers score more goals, as this is the case with most other clubs but Stuart Beavon's 21st minute strike was his 5th of the season. It was a quiet opening 1 minutes at Whaddon Road until "It hit me and it sat up nicely so it hit it on the turn and luckily it went in."


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Anyone who uses the WordPress Content Management System is likely to encounter a WordPress database error or error establishing a database connection. This error is usually seen during installing WordPress, installing the plugin, and so on. Users will not experience a good sense to view this error. Many of them may think your website will stop working forever and will no longer return. For sites that use free or even cheap hosts, it has been a natural occurrence and repetition of this error over a month. So how to fix error establishing a database connection in WordPress? Is there a solution to solve this error at times when WordPress is in trouble?
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East SIG Report September 2022
Host Frank Maher welcomed members to the September Zoom meeting of the East SIG. Frank then outlined the nights agenda below:
Presentation 1: Q&A with Georg Skarbek
Presentation 2: Tuning Windows 11 – Personalisation and Privacy issues
Main presentation: Electric Commercial Aircraft by Viv Ellison
The first presentation of the night was Q&A by George Skarbek.
Question 1 – I want a program like the Windows clipboard, but also a second clipboard. I've searched the internet but haven't been able to find what I'm after. Currently I copy data, but I also want to copy the tag data (i.e. Date & time) attached to it, as this would save me a lot of typing. For example, earlier today I was capturing some share price data and saving it into files. I want to save each capture as BHP08September.txt, CBA08September.txt, ANZ08September.txt etc, so that's why I need 2 clipboards.
Answer 1 – I haven't used OneNote for about a year, but I suspect that has a date stamp. OneNote is part of Windows, so you may already have what you need.
[Audience suggestion] You could use the Windows "Snipping" tool (WinKey + Shift + S) and use its meta data (date & time) to sort your files.
[Stuart Gruneklee from iHelp] If you need multiple items on a clipboard, it's already there in Windows 10 or 11 under Clipboard History. Press WinKey + V and you have a selection of items copied to the clipboard that you can use. You would do this by saving the date as one item on the clipboard and then save the BHP, CBA etc. as other items on the same clipboard and choose whichever one you want to paste from Windows Clipboard History.
Figure 1 – Windows Clipboard History
Question 2 – I've had trouble shutting down my PC on a fairly regular basis. A message flashes up that a program is still running and the computer can't shut down. After many months I think I've tracked down which programs exe file is the cause of my problem. It appears to be part of Zoom Apps, but I haven't downloaded any Zoom Apps. After a lot of research, I can't determine whether I can delete this file (zCefAgent.exe) or not. My question is can I afford to move or delete it?
Answer 2 – I'm not familiar with that file but there are a couple of things you can try. Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Escape} and select the Start Up tab on the top. See if that program is in StartUp, and if it is, disable it. That's not uninstalling it, it's still there but means it won't be in memory all the time.
As you've identified the problem file, another way is to rename the .exe file to .exe.old. That way the file can't be found by whatever is using it, but you haven't deleted it. If changing the file extension doesn't cause any problem, your issue is solved. On the other hand, if it does cause a problem, you can rename the file back by removing the .old extension. I think changing the extension is a better option than renaming the file, as it would be more obvious in a few months' time if you need to change it back again.
Following Q&A, Dave Botherway played a video by Leila Gharani titled "Windows 11 Settings You Should Change NOW!", at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx3H8BolgaI
The video details 7 settings, some of which are Windows 11 default settings, that you should change right now. The changes have an impact on your privacy and improves the overall Microsoft Windows 11 user experience. This video is clear and precise and highly recommended for navigating the Windows Settings menus.
The settings Leila suggests you change are:
Delete the recommended items in the Start menu and Jump list, then add shortcuts to the vacant area between the profile picture and power button.
Disable annoying Notifications and Ads
Change Privacy settings, such as speech, diagnostics and feedback, activity history & others.
Change App Permissions for Apps that don't need access to your physical location, camera, microphone and other devices.
For added security limit where Apps can be installed from Eg MicroSoft Store
Disable Programs at StartUp not on your VIP list
Sign in with a Local Account if you want greater privacy
Figure 2 – Windows 11 Settings You Should Change NOW!
The main presentation was by Viv Ellison on Electric Commercial Aircraft. This was different to our normal computer related topics but one that the audience found very interesting and voted with a show of hands for more technology topics like Viv's in future.
To avoid becoming too technical, Viv presented electric aircraft projects he felt would be of most interest. Ten years ago, most people would have felt electric aircraft were impractical. At that time, batteries and electric motors were very heavy and the motors weren't very powerful. However, since that time things have changed. There are hundreds of electric aircraft companies now in existence, all vying for future business.
The rapid pace of development of electric aircraft is analogous to the early manned flights. The first (photographed) powered flight was by the Wright brothers in 1903, or arguably a year or so earlier by others. In 1907 aircraft development had progressed considerably with the Wright Flier, which was able to take off unassisted and with the pilot sitting upright rather than lying down.
In the short time period from 1907 to 1917, the Vickers Vimy was one of hundreds of aircraft developed. In 1917, Alcock and Brown made a 16-hour non-stop flight across the Atlantic in the Vickers Vimy. In the same year, Australians Keith and Ross Smith flew from London to Darwin in the same aircraft. What the past shows is how quick aircraft technology progressed and the current electric aircraft are following the same trajectory.
Viv's followed by presenting a number of different electric aircraft projects by way of videos from YouTube, followed by commentary and audience discussion after each video. In this report I have listed the title and URL for each video for those who would like to know more.
Solar Impulse
In 2016, the Solar Impulse was a proof-of-concept project to fly around the world without using any fuel, using a fully solar powered aircraft. The technology behind this achievement is quite amazing. To circumvent the world, the Solar Impulse had to travel across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The longest flight was 116 hours while crossing the Pacific Ocean. This required the Solar Impulse to fly through the night for 3 or 4 nights. During those night flights, the pilot would have had to stay awake for most of that time. Viv felt most people probably didn't appreciate the risks involved.
Figure 3 – Solar Impulse
The 2 adventurers involved were Bertrand Piccard & Andre Borschberg. The aircraft had batteries on board and during the day there was enough energy generated from the aircrafts solar panels to fly the aircraft and charge the batteries. During the day, the Solar Impulse flew as high as it could, at between 20 to 30 thousand feet, so that during the night when it ran on batteries, it could afford to gradually lose height. No external energy was used at all.
This concept has been taken further by another aircraft called the Solar Stratus. This aircraft is capable of reaching 80 thousand feet to the fringes of space, just with solar energy. Boeing is thinking of building aircraft like the Solar Stratus that can stay in orbit indefinitely, as satellite replacements. Viv said there are many spinoffs that are coming from those who felt the Solar Impulse was a so-called impractical project.
"On 9 March 2015, Piccard and Borschberg began to circumnavigate the globe with Solar Impulse 2, departing from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The aircraft was scheduled to return to Abu Dhabi in August 2015 after a multi-stage journey around the world. By June 2015, the plane had traversed Asia, and in July 2015, it completed the longest leg of its journey, from Japan to Hawaii. During that leg, the aircraft's batteries sustained thermal damage and took months to replace. A battery cooling system was installed and Solar Impulse 2 resumed the circumnavigation in April 2016, when it flew on to California. It continued across the US until it reached New York City in June 2016. Later that month, the aircraft crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the city of Seville. It stopped in Egypt before returning to Abu Dhabi on 26 July 2016, more than 16 months after it had left, completing the approximately 42,000-kilometre (26,000-mile) first circumnavigation of the Earth by a piloted fixed-wing aircraft using only solar power." [Wikipedia]
Video 1 – "Solar Impulse" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brjJmmjeJnQ
Additional video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnhL8fiTYoY
Spirit of Innovation
The Spirit of Innovation was a very different project to the Solar Impulse. It was designed to be the world's fastest all-electric aircraft, with the aim to set three new world speed records for an electric aeroplane. The two firms involved in the project were Rolls Royce and Electroflight. Rolls Royce had extensive experience in jet aircraft engines and the aerospace industry, while Electroflight specialises in battery systems for aerospace and defence.
Rolls-Royce were pivotal in achieving the speed records, through the development of the electric power train. This pioneering technology delivered clean, safe electric power for the planes vital power needs. The development of the electric power train has set Rolls Royce up for the future as a leader of this technology.
The main design challengers were to create a power train that was capable of delivering 500 horse power and to design a battery that can hold enough energy to break the speed records. These records were, to break the 3km record, the 15km record and the time to climb record.
The video details the design process and how the 3 speed records were broken, all by significant margins. Over 3km, the Spirit of Innovation reached a top speed of 345.4 mph. Pilot Steve Jones later went on to break the other records, reaching 330 mph over 15km and climbed 3000 metres in 202 seconds, beating the current time to climb by 60 seconds.
Figure 4 & 5 – Spirit of Innovation
Viv believes Rolls Royce were involved, in what would have been a very expensive project, as they could see it as an opportunity to develop technology for the future. Rolls Royce is now offering electric compulsion conversions of existing fossil fuel aircraft to electric.
Due to the risk of fire, aviation batteries have cooling systems in place to reduce this risk, but otherwise are lithium-ion batteries. Current battery technology is likely to change in the future as further developments occur. As the weight of batteries is significant, Viv believes where there is a need, innovation and significant R&D will occur, due to the prize to be won.
The engines of fossil fuel aircraft are complex, require costly maintenance and the cost of fuel is significant, whereas electric aircraft are significantly cheaper to run and have fewer moving parts requiring maintenance.
Video 2 – Spirit of Innovation break speed record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hapBP-Cdis .
P-Volt
The third video Viv played features the P-Volt. Development of this aircraft involved the original Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam, and Rolls Royce.
The P-Volt is based on Tecnam's existing piston P20-12 aircraft, and is a 11-seat twin engine fully electric commercial aircraft. It uses a Rolls Royce electric propulsion engine with an automated battery swapping system for quick turnaround.
Figure 6 – Tecnam P-Volt
When certified by the FAA, the P-Volt will provide environmentally friendly flying, with zero emissions and low noise. The aim of this aircraft is to save travel times by connecting communities currently not being served. At the time of his presentation, Viv believes the P-Volt is still awaiting certification by the FAA.
Rolls Royce was again involved due to their ground breaking power train technology. This technology opens up the market to sell its electric power train for both new aircraft or for those wishing to convert their existing planes. Viv believes smaller aircraft conversions will become fairly common in future.
Figure 7 – P-Volt fitted with Rolls Royce electric propulsion engine
Figure 8 – P-Volt Battery swapping system
In the last few months, an aircraft company that fly Otters in Canada has received FAA certification for the conversion to remove the turbine engines and replace them with electric motors. This company operate sea planes for relatively short-range passenger flights in Canada, landing on lakes.
The price of fuel is currently the biggest cost for aircraft companies. Viv believes we will see the fossil fuel aircraft disappear fairly quickly because of the complexity of the engine, the amount of maintenance required and high fuel costs compared to electric powered aircraft.
The prize for better battery technology is enormous, so considerable R&D is taking place in this area at present. An audience member mentioned an Australian company is developing a Lithium Sulphide battery which claims a 2 to 1 weight to power improvement over standard Lithium-Ion batteries.
Video 3 – Powering the P-Volt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx8DVpv6Khs
Eviation's Alice all electric aircraft features in the fourth video played. This aircraft is a 9 seat 1 pilot commuter aircraft aimed at short haul flights of less than an hour. The Alice features 2 rear 650 kilowatt electric engines, claiming quick turn arounds with only 30-minute charging needed after a 1-hour flight. Testing is proceeding with 2025 as the likely start date for passenger flights. Even at this stage of its development, the Alice has received orders from Cape Air for 75 aircraft, for use inside the United States and 12 orders from DHL.
Eviation aim for their planes is to tap into smaller underutilised airports across America. They believe new markets and destinations will evolve with the Alice. The economics of this smaller electric passenger aircraft means 2 planes and 2 pilots to make up capacity, is still cheaper and sustainable than a single larger piston powered aircraft. In addition, the Alice offers zero emissions and low noise. Viv believes this aircraft to be more practical than the P-Volt from the previous video.
Figure 9 – Eviation's Alice
Viv also feels hydrogen fuel cells are likely to be the future for larger aircraft of this type, but that technology is further away. Most of the electric powered aircraft are made of almost all carbon fibre, with very little aluminium. This seems to be a trend of where aircraft manufacturing is headed.
There are many other electric aircraft projects similar to the Alice that aim for about 1 to 1½ hour flight times, travelling at around 300 km/hour. This gives a range of about 300 to 400 kilometres. These aircraft are not aimed at Melbourne to Sydney type flights, but Melbourne to Ballarat or Melbourne to Albury range. Currently 75% of air travel is of shorter flights. Viv therefore believes electric aircraft are likely to gain a foothold in those markets. As technology develops, it's likely we'll see much larger electric aircraft than the Alice.
Video 4 – "Eviation's Alice Electric Aircraft Could Fly to Small Towns While Cutting Emissions – FutureFlight" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCJlp4KiPRo
Lilium Jet Technology
The Lilium is the most impressive aircraft Viv has come across. It's been developed by a start-up company setup by 4 individuals in various engineering fields. These are, Daniel Wiegand, CEO and Co-Founder (PhD in Aeronautical engineering), Matthias Meiner, Chief Engineer and Co-Founder (PhD in Robotics), Brian Phillipson, Deputy Chief Technology Officer (50 years' experience in design and development of fast Military aircraft and the Harrier Jet etc.), and Alastair McIntosh, Chief Technical Officer (30 years' experience in aviation with Rolls Royce).
The design of the Lilium is unusual because the designers started with an open mind and chose not to adopt conventional design concepts. The Lilium is again an electric aircraft using batteries but with a very unconventional design that allowed for vertical take-off and landing. The design was optimized for the dominant and longer cruise phase of the flight, rather than the take off and landing phase. It's still in the development stage and has seen 5 design changes since the first concept.
The video Viv played covers stage 5 of the Lilium's design. This design comprised 36 electrical ducted jet motors, incorporated into the aircraft wing flaps. Three ducted electric jet motors comprise each flap, and each flap is powered by its own battery pack, to give the craft more redundancy. As can be seen in Figures 10, 11 and 12, the Lilium features a small wing at the front and larger wing at the rear.
Figure 10 & 11 – Lilium
Figure 12 – The Lilium viewed from the back
The developers claim a significant reduction in engine noise due to the inclusion of acoustic linings in the ducted engines. As the electric engines are integrated into the wings, there is less weight and less drag. The design comprises 4 flaps at the front of the aircraft (i.e. 12 ducted electric jet engines) and 8 flaps on the rear wings (i.e. 24 ducted electric jet engines). As the engines are mounted in the flap, the plane is able to be controlled simply by the flap angle and engine RPM. This approach reduces the need for moving parts such as tails, ailerons, elevators and a rudder, all which are required for a conventional aircraft.
Figure 13 – Lilium ducted fan arrangement
A more recent video from June 2022 and not included in Viv presentation, shows slight variations to the design mentioned. The most significant change reduces the engines from 36 to 30, while still maintaining a range of 250 km.
There are many other YouTube videos that can be found on the Lilium, all make interesting viewing.
Video 5 – "The Insane Engineering behind The Lilium Jet | Part 1"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpdDY2rDsLI
Update Video "The Insane Engineering behind The Lilium Jet | Part 2" June 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn-5qqgEW6E
Viv felt the Lilium was a very impressive development and sees the Lilium as a replacement for helicopters in cities, due to its vertical take-off and landing, and quieter operation. It is likely to develop new areas in the aviation market and may even replace taxis. The Lilium currently has a flight time of 1 hour and travels at 290 km per hour.
Jetson One Commute
The final video was on the Jetson One Commute. This "aircraft" has the appearance of a one-person drone and is shown in Figure 14. It has 8 electric motors mounted in pairs, and a flight time of 20 minutes. Under FAA rules this "aircraft" is classified as an ultra-light vehicle. It therefore does not require a licence to fly and can only be used for recreation. At the time of the video's recording, 400 Jetsons had been sold. Jetson Aero have plans for 2- and 4-seater versions, but are waiting for regulators to sort out regulatory requirements.
Figure 14 – Jetson One Commute
Viv believes this area of aviation needs greater regulation as these vehicles could be quite dangerous in the wrong hands. With improvements in technology, the range of the Jetson One will improve. As the personal area of aerial mobility is an appealing one, markets for these types of craft are likely to develop further in the future.
Video 6 – "What It's Like to Commute in a Personal Flying Vehicle" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fzYXqZateM
Retro Fitting
To conclude his presentation, Viv made the following observations on retro fitting existing aircraft.
Retro-fitting is an economical way to transition to electric propulsion.
Specialist aerospace companies (including Rolls Royce) already offer this technology.
Many existing well proven aircraft are very suitable for retro-fitting.
Electric motors are simpler, more reliable, and quieter.
Operating and maintenance costs for electric aircraft is a fraction of that of "fossil fuel" aircraft.
About 75% of airline flights are regional, many within current electric aircraft range.
Often these flights are economically marginal – and frequently subsidised
Conversion will mean lower prices, and new previously uneconomic services will open.
Commuter airlines that don't convert are unlikely to remain competitive.
Clean electrical energy can be produced locally, which is a big advantage in remote areas
Harbour Air
Harbour Air is the largest all seaplane airline in North America, flying 30 de Havilland Beaver 6 passenger aircraft.
The company flies more than 500,000 passengers annually on its 30,000 commercial flights each year.
Harbour Air's entire fleet of 30 aircraft are planned to be converted to all electric aircraft.
Rex Airlines
Rex Airlines operate Saab 340 aircraft and aims to convert these to electric.
Rex aims to trial the technology on its 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft, that it uses on regional routes under one hour, such as its Mount Gambier to Adelaide route.
Rex will initially trial both batteries and hydrogen fuel cell technology beginning in 2024
While being cheaper to operate, the retrofitted aircraft are also expected to be safer and quieter
Other smaller aviation companies have said they will be looking to do something similar.
To conclude his presentation, Viv made the following observations. The first solar flight by the Solar Impulse was only in 2016. The videos shown in this presentation reveal how rapidly electric aircraft travel has developed. Electric engines have only one moving part, so maintenance savings will be significant, when compared to a piston engine and a jet engine, the latter which is quite complex. The electric motors used in these aircraft are completely different to those most would be familiar with. Their whole construction is completely different. They are extremely light and more like a disc brake in a car than the old squirrel case motor. As R&D on batteries develop, aircraft will become far more capable. A further development is to use solar coatings rather than solar panels, this has the potential to charge batteries while in flight.
Following Viv's presentation, the audience voted with a show of hands for more technology presentations like this main presentation.
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